Seal for bottles, jars and other receptacles.



I w. E. HEATH. SEAL FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND OTHR RECEPTACLIES.

A APPLICATION FILED AUG.I0. I9I5. 1,1 86,900., Patented June 13, 1916.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. HEATH, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HEATH SELF-OPENING STOIPEB COMPANY, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

SEAL FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND OTHER '.RECEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. August 10, 1915. Serial No. 44,711.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. HEATH,

la citizen of the United States, residing at ments in sealing devices for bottles, jars andA other receptacles.

An object of the inventionls to provide y certain improvements in bottle sealing devices, wherein the seal is maintained by spinning or otherwise bending a metal flange `under a locking shoulder of a bottle, jar or other receptacle, whereby the means securing or coupling togetherthe ends of such flange can be readily broken or disconnected by the fingers and without the use of a tool or other implement, so that said flange may be spread and readily removed from the receptacle to break the seal.-

Another obJect of the invention is to provide certain improvements in clips or securing Idevices for securing'tog'ether the ends of metal receptacle sealing bands, whereby said clips may be easily removed or rendered inoperative to permit the spreading and removal of such sealing bands. c

A further object of the invention is to provide certain-improvementsin details of construction and arrangement of parts, whereby a highly efficient and advantageous sealing device will be provided for. receptacles. A

`.The invention consists in certamwnovel i constructions and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth and fully described.

i Referring to the accompanying drawings, which Vshow for purposes of explanation, constructions within the spirit and scope of my invention, from among others: Flgure y1, is a perspective view of a sealing device 4applied to a receptacle, and illustratqing one lform of my invention. Fig. 2, is .a detail perspective view of the locking and sealing band of Fig. 1, -showing the v the same n 1f somewhat different orm of sealing device'l clip applied thereto and locking together the ends thereof. Fig. 3, is a detail'perspective view of the band of Fig. 2, showing before the clip yhas ybeen applied. Fig. 4, is a detail erspective view of a applied to a receptacle. Fig. 5, is a detail 4, the clip not being shown applied thereto. Fig. 6, is a detail perspective view of a modified form of locking band, the clip bein shown applied thereto. Fig. 7, is a vertica Patented June 13, 191e.

Y perspective view of the locking band of F sectional view through the sealing device of Fig. 1. Fig. 8, is a vertical sectional view through 'the sealing device of Fig. 4. Fig. 9, is a plan view of the clip of Fig. 4, showing the same flattened out or in blank form. Fig.

10, is a detail perspective view of the clip of Figs. 1 and Q, showing the same in readiness to be applied tothe locking band. Fig. 11,

is a detail sectional view to show lthe inner ends of the clip hooked or clenched lat the inner surface of the depending flange of the locking band.

In the drawings, 1, indicates a bottle, jar or other receptacle having an exterior usually annular locking shoulder 2, arranged a distance below and adjacent the top sealing edge 3v around themouth of the receptacle.

The sealing'devicev of Figs. 1 and 7, comprises anoutside frictionally held imperiorate and flanged cap 4, a `locking band 5,

and suitable compressible and impervious material fitted within the locking band 5 and kspanning the receptacle mouth and compressed by the band 5 against the top edge 3, of the receptacle to form a tight Seal. The

` compressible element is shown in the form of animperforate disk 6, of compressible material fitting snugly within the band v5, and

closing the top opening thereof, and having itsj under surface faced by'an impervious sheet 7 resting against a liner ring 8 fitting the top edge 3, vof the receptacle mouth, al-

`:though I do not-wish to so limit all features of my invention. A

The sealing device of Figs. 4 and 8, comprises the locking band or ring 5, an inside imperforate metal flangedv sealing cap 9 fitted within the band 5, Vand having its under face coveredby an impervious facing sheet 10, with. a compressible sealing ring 11, fitting Awithin the flange of thecap `9,

and compressed against the'top edge 3, of

the receptacle, to maintain ,the seal.

Of course, cork, or other suitable compressible sealing medium disks may, if so desired, be employed within the cap 9.

The locking bands of Figs. 1, 7 and 4, 8, are preferably drawn from sheet `metal and 'i then the f central .portions ofthe. tops cut out,

leaving the horizontal top- 'compressing lange. w

In the construction of and 7, the'. ilocking yband containing the sealing and compressing disk, is placed on the receptacle mouth and downward".l pressure 1s lap"- plied thereto to compress the disk, and while the disk is under pressure the lower edge of the flange of the band is turned or spun vunder thesho'ulder 2 to'hold the disk compressed andjto maintain the seal.

The 4outside cap 4, is slipped on they band 5, and held thereon by rictional engagement between the depending or vertical anges.

The exterior cap 4, is usuallydecorated or nished and the locking band and sealing medium are usually'iitted therein at the factory and so shipped to the consumer, yready for application to the receptacle to be sealed. If desired, the locking band may be used without the exteriorcap;

In the construction shown in Figs. 4 an 8, the locking band is also bent or spun under the shoulder 2, while held down under pressure on the cap 9, to tightly compress y the ring 11.

- The .locking band 5, in order to render the -same removable from the receptacle mouth to break the seal, is cut through on one side andv from top to bottom, to form two ends which are separated when the band is spread to clear the Shoulder 2 and permit removal of. the band from the bottle.. The

top flange5 of the band 5, is alsov radially cut through at a point diametrically oppo site they cut vforming said two ends, so that the band will readily spread and bend at a ing the two ends `and in. a vertical planeincludingthe radial cut 5u inthe top [ange 5.

point diametrically oppositeQthe cut formf 1 IlMeans arepi'ovided to lock together `the andv a 'and' said means-must be c pable 'of being vective, when -it is desiredjto break theseal when removingI s lotsor-fperforationslin the depen two. ends oftheband` 5, and -hold the same in pro r-position. before. being lockedto, r. being locked on, the receptacle;

'rendered inoperative, or i ine the band fromthe receptacle.

For'accomplis'hking this purpose'I employ g a vmetal clipxstamped'. out -or otherwise.

v formed.- of` tin .or other-suitable. stiff sheet the' meta1, and consist' .fof ayclip vportion or'band vprovided with .a ngeribr pull piece,

' andarranged to liehorizontally against the outer surface of thel depending flange ofthe locking. band 5", bridging the dut therein, so

-vas tooverlap the two endsfv e .ends of the ban'darejfo'rm'ed withy Ijange lo the band and adjacent-"the cut against the inner face of the band 5 (seelig.

ithe slots 13 and are then clenched down.'

11)',so that `the .ends of the clip are approxi- Y. mately hook-shaped and pass through the 4 .locking band ends to hold the same'together against separation. or spreading before, dur.; ing, and after the operation of spinningfthe l cap on the receptacle. v

The locking or clipv device shown 1s ap-4 proximately in the' form of an inverted T,

with the finger or pull piece 15, rising from 1 the central portion of the clip-band'12, at

the junction between the locking band ends,-

and bent laterally atthe -top of thel locking band, to extend inwardly or radially of the band in, or'approximately-in, the horizontal plane of the. top orcompressing flange of theband;

The -clip device can be so formed-that when the finger piece 15 is bent Aupwardly and pulled outwardly and backwardly, the

band 12'will be severed at thecuts 16--17,

thereby breaking the connection between -the locking band ends, so that the said ends :can

be separated to spread' the band and "permit itsl removal from the receptacle.

To render the clipfban'd easily severedor broken, while still retainingsuiicient ystrength to lock and hold togetherr-the .sealing band ends, I. lcan reduce the thickness thereof or 'otherwise weaken the same'at the central portion. 'For instance, -I show the clip-band formed with V-slots orothe'r'suitably shaped recesses or cuts 16, 41 7, extending transversely of the band from dpposite. `edges thereof. The cutsA 16, can.' vextend w down at opposite edges of thejiingenpiece and the 4cut 17 can extend up immediately below the finger piece.

-If found desirable, fthel lower ends cuts 16, can :extend belowl the horizontal plane including the upper. end 'of 'fcut.r1 7.g It is obvious that outward-. 'anddownwardi f pull on, or bend-ing back ofthe piece,

will transversely sever lorbreak theclip- 'bandat the ligaments between said slots,

Where .the lockingv band 5,'is intended to- 'i that the vertical 'portion'of the finger piece A 15, whereit.. enters ,cap 4, should not rest against theo'uter face of 4the"verticaliange o the locking' band vand hence, .causebulg-l receive the exterior cap .43* it'. is ,desirable inst removah hence cutjout portions band above'the space o r recess 1 8 olset 19, 'just'above the clip-band, to permit horizontal piece extends up at the outer surface of the depending fiange of lthe locking band; the vertical fiange not being recessed, except at the top edge where the finger piece is bent over; here, it is recessed the thickness of the metal. It is desirable, however, that the .horizontal portion of the finger piece should be flush .with the top surface of the flange 5', and hence, the adjoining ends of said horizontal flange are cut away to form a recess toreceive said fingerpiece.

In Figs. 4 and 9, the finger piece is formed withk an end'head or enlargement to form a finger hold which preferably does not project inwardly beyond the inner edge of the ange 5', and which, by being formed with 'the head or enlargement aslhown, causes the enlarged part of the finger piece `to be locked in the horizontal flange 5', so that if the band should be subjected to rough handling,'the finger piece would remain undisturbed, while in appearance, the horizontal flange ofthe locking band even to a'critical eye, would seem to be unbroken,

` on 'account of the snug fitl of the enlarged head ofy the iingerpiece in the recessed portion;

The locking band of Fig. 6, instead of havf fing the open top and an annular top flange,

as in the preceding figures of the drawings, is shown as of cap formation. In other words, the locking band is formed with top fianges,

" but they are so extended as to form a practically closed top, except for the diametrical slit or cut 5", which permits spreading and removal of the band, and the recess or open 4ing to receive cess thereto.

the finger piece and permit ac- I do not use the term band in the claims ina restricted sense, but use it to include a ring or band aswell as a capp like device embodying the novel features setv forth.

lThe locking clip devices with their pull pieces'can be formed inI various shapes or designs, and each in a separate piece from Vand to be applied to, the lookin band.

'.Ihe locking clip devices can e' easily and f quickly stamped out,.and appliedfan'd fastened to the locking bands by passingV the bent ends (Fig. 1,0), through the slots 13,

and then, bending or clenching said ends against the inner surface of the bands.

What I claim is 1. A sealing device comprising .a locking band severed to form ends, whereby the band can be released b .se arating its said ends, and a frangible c p ormed of an inl weakened to render dependent piece with respect to the band and secured to and detachably said band ends, and provided in one piece with a pull or finger piece arranged with respect to said clip to bend and breakthe same.

2. A weakened clip formed in one piece with a linger or pull tab extending laterally from an intermediate portion of said clip and adapted to cause severing of the clip,

said clip adapted to be fastened to and detachably locking together the two ends formed by severing the locking band of a sealing device.

3. A clip formed in one piece with a finger or pull tab extending laterally from the clip at a point between its ends, said clip adapted to lapover and have its ends secured in the two ends formed by severing the locking band of a receptacle sealing device, said clip holding together formed in a separate piece from said band sever or break the clip and release said lock-y ing band ends and thereby permit spreading and release of said band.

5. A locking clip having its ends formed to interlock with the ends of a severed receptacle sealing and locking band tohold said band againstspreading, said clip being the same frangible and being provided with means for bending the clip to break the same, substantially as described.4

6. A clip for detachably holding together the ends of a severed receptacle sealing and locking band,l said clip being approximately TLShaped, he transverse portion forming the locking band, the ends of which are adapted to hook through slots in the endsl of the sealing band and the laterally extending ortion forming a finger hold or piece, said clip formed with a breaking line, substantially as described.

7. A locking @up having as nds bent to extend through slits in the ends of a severed transversely of the clip will cause breaking or severing thereof, thereby releasing the band for spreading, substantially as d scribed.

'12s whereby force applied tothe finger holdv v combination with a'. clip formed of a sepa- "rate .piece from the band and extending. across. the band ends, :and-atl its ends-at',-k tached v=' :her. eto-f( r detachably locking the -band .v lagainst "spreading, said eli y.formedintegral with a fngervpiece orf hol .extend ing,v vertically from an intermediate frangi yble? portion thereof, substantially as 'dereceptacles, adapted to be`- bent .under v'the i ."ylocking shoulder of the receptacle, and bef'` ing-cut to form .two ends to vpermit spread-4 ing'vfand removal' fromfthe receptacle, in zo-'c'ombinaton with a separately formed -elip ing, said clip being frangib'leand formed .-Wardly therefrom and bent down in@ wardly at the top 'asfdescribedg all .10.'A metal sealing and locking. band having litsl top recessed or cut away at the end edges of the band, formedl by' severingl the same, in combination withl a' lockin',

-cli at its ends secured-to the band ends to loc .".thesamertogetherg said clip provided with 'finger piece extendingupwardly froml iate'portionthereof andv bent-v and.

cutavvaytofmin a recess in@ fe vertical `9. .A metal sealing and lockingbandiforfing medium.

" applied to the band and detachably loclgingi together the ends thereof against spreadintegral with a finger p1ec'e extendin ilp-L-I.

attbe top iof the band into said'rec'ess f" PP -tly flush-With the wp Sufclipj having 'ajffinger ieee extending upf l"war'dly therefrom and ent-downat'the top of the band, said` finger piece located in said recesses, for thepurpeses substantiallyas l receptacles, `adapted' to lbeibent .ilnder the locking `shdulderfo'f,a receptacle, and being j cut through 'its vertical andtop portions to .form two" ends :to permit spreading and Y removal from the receptacle, a s`ep`arately formed weakened elipf attached to .-an'd'ex- 13.v A metal locking the band t0 form ends, cut away1toform 'recesses 'in thevertical and horizontal portions `thereof, a locking clip secured to land lbridging said ends said clip having a finger. of the band, substantially ieee extending upwardly therefrom and .tending across the band -endsfandfdetach- .ablylockingkthe'same againstjjspreadir-1g,l

' saidclip -provided with a' ingerf `piece cx-v tending upwardly therefrom. and bent down `and:inwardlyatthe top ofl the fband," in

combination with a'flanged cap' and asealand Sealinggband having its lend edges, formed-by-Jsevering' `65 entdown at 'the vtop vand fitting in said 'reav locking clip secured'to and bridging 'said extending upwardly.--the1'efrc 1n',` and ent so E ends, said'clip: provided withav :finger iece i down into 'said recessanda'I'5pmx'irnately;` .iush with the. top surfaceiof the band.

' top'portions,thereoin c dx'nbination,with1a"...; In'testimonywhereof I affix my signatare.

e:l lock-ing clip -.bridgin I x I.

jcesses, `incombination with va flanged metal 1 cap', fitting said band, and a 'sealing mediumgisaid? linger piece approximately flush 1n i 75' f 14. .combination, .a-. iangel cap., com- `fpressib1e sealing means, a locking-band. havv'ing-*it's gtop' 'recessed orfcut away at'its end.' edges, saidband beingcut through at its topand vertical .portions to form ends, and* f *iTWILIQIAMEJHEATH-a 

